Piehead Records Newsletter for August, 2002
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OUR NEWEST RELEASE :::
PREVIOUS RELEASES :::
LIVE & RADIO EVENTS :::
ORDERING/SUBSCRIPTIONS :::
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OUR NEWEST RELEASE :::
The latest album in the Piehead Records 2002 limited edition series was
released on August 11th and is now available for purchase (ordering details
below):
PIE007 : Vague Terrain Recordings : _A Viable Alternative to Actual Sexual
Contact_
Vague Terrain Recordings are the work of Chase Cambridge (acoustic and
electric guitar, synthesizer, moans) and Nick Peterson (sampling and
sequencing, moans). The songs on A Viable Alternative to Actual Sexual
Contact were originally used as soundtrack music for gay pornography,
primarily fetish oriented. When not aiding and abetting the creation of
hardcore homo porn, Chase and Nick create music for Matador Records under a
name taken from the movie Barbarella (no, not Duran Duran!). They have also
spent much of the last couple of years working on music with a certain cute
Icelandic pixie-lady.
::: more info :
http://www.pieheadrecords.com/releases/pie007.html
::: ??? :
http://www.google.com/search?q=Vague+Terrain+discography
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PREVIOUS RELEASES :::
PIE006 : Multiplex : _Iroquois_
"The music is nicely structured, upbeat and sometimes a little charming,
with a distinct retro feel... good for a lazy Sunday afternoon..."
[Richard DiSanto - Incursion Music Review]
::: more info :
http://www.pieheadrecords.com/releases/pie006.html
::: Multiplex website :
http://www.multiplexmusic.com
PIE005 : Your Favourite Horse : _I Would Close My Eyes But All I See Is The
Massacre_
"...the acoustic guitar album Fennesz has not made yet..."
[Frans de Waard - Vital Weekly]
::: more info :
http://www.pieheadrecords.com/releases/pie005.html
::: Your Favourite Horse website :
http://www.scarcelight.com
PIE004 : I8U : _grasshopper morphine_
"...focusing on the digital construction element of quiet debris sizzling
across a wave of abstract electronics. It's both relaxed and snappy at just
the right times and leaves you wondering in the dark."
[Pietro Da Sacco - Igloo Magazine]
::: more info :
http://www.pieheadrecords.com/releases/pie004.html
::: I8U website :
http://www.I8U.com
PIE003 : David Kristian : _My Three Suns_
"Inventive rhythms intertwine with gurgling analogue synths, pulsing bass
and the occasional human voice to create a warm and irresistible mix of
sounds..."
[Vils M DiSanto - Incursion Music Review]
::: more info :
http://www.pieheadrecords.com/releases/pie003.html
::: David Kristian website :
http://www.davidkristian.com
PIE002 : hellothisisalex : _the canadian spelling program_
"...the kind of bedroom-producer techno tracks you can enjoy without
feeling ridiculous. You listen to this album with a smile on your face
simply because these melodies make the sun appear brighter."
[François Couture - All-Music Guide]
::: more info :
http://www.pieheadrecords.com/releases/pie002.html
::: hellothisisalex website :
http://www.hellothisisalex.com
PIE001 : ARC/Aidan Baker : _Repercussion_
"One would be hard pressed to come across a band that is more adept at
soundtracking the theatre of the mind."
[I. Khider - Exclaim]
::: more info :
http://www.pieheadrecords.com/releases/pie001.html
::: ARC website :
http://fade.to/arc
::: Aidan Baker website :
http://www3.sympatico.ca/mokka
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LIVE & RADIO EVENTS :::
::: A Piehead Records showcase gig will be taking place in MONTREAL this
coming FRIDAY, AUGUST 16TH at the renowned CASA DEL POPOLO, 4873 boul.
St-Laurent. Performing live will be ANDREW DUKE, DAVID KRISTIAN, I8U and
naw. Piehead label bigwig Greg Clow will also be making the trip down the
401 from Toronto for the show, and will be bringing along copies of the
full Piehead back-catalogue for sale at the show. (Andrew Duke will be
playing several other shows in Montreal and Ottawa over the next couple of
weeks, as well as making several radio appearances during his visit - check
out
http://www.techno.ca/cognition/live.htm for a full schedule.)
::: The night before this show - THURSDAY, AUGUST 15TH - the CBC Radio
program BRAVE NEW WAVES will be broadcasting a special Piehead Records
spotlight which will feature tracks from many of the releases so far, as
well as an extensive interview with label-heads Sheryl Kirby and Greg Clow.
Listeners all across Canada can hear the program by tuning into their local
CBC Radio Two frequency (check
http://cbc.ca/radiotwo for info) at 12
midnight on Thursday night. Those outside of Canada can hear the program
online at
http://cbc.ca/audio.html - the net broadcast of the show will
start at 12 midnight Eastern time.
::: The night before *that* - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 14TH - Brave New Waves will
be featuring a specially commissioned 20 minute piece of music by
HELLOTHISISALEX entitled 'playing with being lost'. This is being presented
as part of the Big Art Sound Compositions series that is running on BNW on
a monthly basis. To listen in, follow the same instructions as above.
::: I AM ROBOT AND PROUD is nearing the end of his European tour, with
dates this coming weekend in London (Aug 15) and Leeds (Aug 18). Next
month, MULTIPLEX will be over there for a short string of dates in Brighton
(Sept 12), London (Sep 13) and Barcelona (Sep 28)
::: Toronto's monthly electronic music showcase FUTURE RHETORIC is
returning to NASA Dance Pub this month after a brief hiatus, and the three
autumn installments will feature sets by Piehead artists - HELLOTHISISALEX
on Sep 15, I AM ROBOT AND PROUD on Oct 13, and MULTIPLEX on Nov 10. For
further info, visit
http://www.futurerhetoric.com/
::: more info :
http://www.pieheadrecords.com/live.html
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ORDERING/SUBSCRIPTIONS :::
All Piehead releases can be ordered directly from us using credit card,
money order or cash.
::: more info :
http://www.pieheadrecords.com/mailorder
Piehead releases can also be purchased from the following online sources:
::: Duotone Records, Japan
:
http://www.duotonerecords.com
::: Norman Records, UK [starting late August or early September]
:
http://www.normanrecords.com
In Toronto, you can buy our releases at:
::: Electron Music
: 726 Queen St. W. (above Doc's Leathers)
::: The Ambient Ping
: Tuesdays @ club nia/C'est What, 19 Church St.
:
http://www.theambientping.com
::: Aspect Music Series
: 2nd Sunday of the month @ Holy Joe's, 651 Queen St. W.
:
http://www.corpusnet.com/rikstuff/aspect/home.htm
In Montreal, you will be able to find our releases starting this coming
weekend at:
::: Atom Heart
: 364-B Rue Sherbrooke East
:
http://www.atomheart.ca/
::: CD Esoterik
: 1841C Rue Ste. Catherine
Subscriptions to the 2002 limited edition series are still available
directly from Piehead. Subscribing ensures that you will receive all of the
11 releases in the series mailed directly to your home as they are
released, plus a subscriber-only compilation to be released in December
which will feature EXCLUSIVE tracks from all of the artists in the series.
New subscribers will be sent PIE001 to PIE007 immediately, and will receive
the rest of the series as the albums are released:
sep 11 : PIE008 : naw : _Gibberish_
oct 11 : PIE009 : I Am Robot And Proud : _Travel Sounds_
nov 11 : PIE010 : Andrew Duke : _Highest Common Denominator_
nov 11 : PIE011 : V/Vm : title t.b.a.
dec 11 : PIE012 : Various Artists : title t.b.a.
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Need more info on anything mentioned above, or just wondering what this
whole Piehead thing is all about? The answers you seek can be found at
http://www.pieheadrecords.com or by emailing us at hello@pieheadrecords.com
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cheers,
Greg & Sheryl
Piehead Records
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